“The pilot of the flight immediately informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) here and the flight landed safely at the airport. All the 168 passengers and crew members on board are safe,” an airline official said.

The passengers have been provided hotel accommodation and they will leave soon for their destination, he stated.

A fortnight ago, over 50 people aboard a Vistara plane had a narrow escape when a bird hit the aircraft, damaging its nose, while landing here. The incident occurred on a flight from Delhi to Bhubaneswar about 70 kilometres from BPIA.